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Leave it to the Mad men over at Mad Magazine to put Apple in its place over its second-rate Apple Maps effort.

The minds at Mad took illustrator Saul Steinberg’s famous New Yorker cover from 1976, showing the world as seen from Manhattan’s 9th Avenue, and gave it the Apple Maps treatment, see here on Gothamist.com.

Apple has recently taken flak for its often-incorrect mapping application in its new iOS 6, and Google has wasted no time letting mobile users know that its maps service can be found on the web and will soon be available in a native iOS app.

Google made its Street View service available in mobile browsers. To access Street View panoramic imagery, Google advises people to visit maps.google.com using a mobile device and then search for a location.

Bee Brains Help to Make Robots Smarter

One particular study in the UK is creating quite the buzz.

Researchers there are studying how bees smell and perceive the world in a project that hopes to produce a simulation of the winged creatures’ sensory systems.

The simulated bee brain will be used by a flying robot to help it make decisions about how to navigate safely, according to the BBC.

Robots involved in the project could help in search-and-rescue missions or work in agriculture by mechanically pollinating crops.

The research involves scientists from the Universities of Sheffield and Sussex. The project aims to create models of the neural systems in a bee’s brain that helps it make sense of what it sees and smells, according to the BBC.

James Marshall, a computer scientist at the University of Sheffield who is coordinating the project, said simulating a brain was one of the “major challenges” of artificial intelligence.

Many previous attempts to re-create biological brains in silicon have focused on the cognitive systems found in humans, monkeys and mice, he said.

Study Shows Baldness Can Be a Business Advantage

Don’t perfect that comb-over just yet.

According to a recent study from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, men with shaved domes may seem more powerful because the look is associated with hypermasculine images, such as the military, professional athletes and Hollywood action heroes such as Bruce Willis.

The study goes on to reveal men with shaved heads are perceived to be more masculine, dominant and, in some cases, to have greater leadership potential than those with longer locks or with thinning hair, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Some executives say the look makes them appear younger and gives them more confidence than a comb-over.

“I’m not saying that shaving your head makes you successful, but it starts the conversation that you’ve done something active,” said Seth Godin, 52, a smooth-headed tech entrepreneur and writer who embraces the bare look. “These are people who decide to own what they have, as opposed to trying to pretend to be something else.”

No word yet on what sort of advantage a mullet brings to the boardroom.